Age 23, a full time SMU-ian, part time musician and a freelance designer.

I live in a purple heaven, lit up dimly with a lamp, with jazz music filling up the emptiness - a perfect paradise.
  • Wisdom
  • Determination
  • perseverance
  • Concentration
  • Productivity
  • Drive to go on
  • Worry less
  • More time
  • Good grades.

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Revamped!
Sunday, July 31, 2005

tahdah! 2 days at home, and I decided to revamp my blog. Got real sick of the old design. too 'cramped' up, and too messed up. Got a different approach this time.. hiak! The codes are all arranged properly too, with well defined CSS and stuff! my past blogs' codes are all not-readable. LOL..

Anyway, here are the graduation pics part II:
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The couple

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The singer who sang 'one night in beijing'

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FYP supervisor, Daryl

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Designer, Wendy

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Designer, Leon

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Webber- Lee Kong Sing, Programmer-Tan Boon Yuen

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Script-writer, storyboarder, Lau Mun Ying

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Database-r, Mrs Tan

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3D animator, Ahmad

yeah, these are some of the teachers that we caught them during our visit to ICT block.. too bad, didnt see TimR, and spicer.. Alrighty, posted most of the pics already, now waiting for the group photos..which..i have no idea who has it x.x

Good night peeps..

posted by Cecilia @ 10:57 PM 


In progress.


half way coding new template.

posted by Cecilia @ 1:25 AM 


Recently.
Saturday, July 30, 2005

Haven't been doing mocks for the past month. We were all busy rushing and closing projects. well, i've always felt very very , ultra stressed up when doing mocks. why? simply cos i couldn't 'get out of the box'. I tend to restrict myself unknowingly. The mock that i tried to 'get out of the box' recently, is a construction company. I find it very veyr hard to design such a company's web. it's not like what we always see, it's those very not-so-nice pictures provided (at least they have their own photos, though mostly cant be used), and hard to find images. I always think that they're very dead, very rigid. Always felt very miserable lol.

But i know, i have to. i have to get out of my own restriction. i've been trying hard. but often, they get rejected. not up to standard. i konw it myself. though i get disappointed, but i know it's a good chance to force myself. friends should know, i love stress! hahaha.. not that im crazy.. but i believe stress makes one grow up, or rather, forced to grow up. tormenting, but effective.

Dont know how long will i be able to survive in ape, but i'll work hard for it.

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just something to talk about, before i close my eyes to sleep.

hmm.. sometimes excuses work, sometimes they dont. when they work, it's wisely used, and seldom used. when it doesnt, it's overdosed. when it's overdosed, it hurts. when it hurts, it leads to disappointment. when disappointment occurs, it proceeds to wanting to give up. when wanting to give up, you'd want to persevere. when you want to persevere, you'll get more disapointment. and the cycle will go on and on.

when will it stop? it'll stop when you're lifted up with someone, who stands a place in your heart. when will it die off? when perseverence stops. when it stops, it's hard to be lifted up again. so why let perserverence stop? when do you decide whether to allow the other party's perseverence stop? that's when you dont bother, and dont maintain, and dont polish, and, when you dont cherish.

posted by Cecilia @ 12:00 AM 


Grad photos part 1
Friday, July 29, 2005

will post up the rest when i receive them :)

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parents! i know my hair is super messed up ><

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NS tom x me

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me and peggy

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me and darling yuan ting

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somethign special about this pic. was supposed to shoot the whole school name, but me, didnt know why i didnt shoot it full>< i thought i did.. ~.~

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i find this pic very cute and candid..haa~

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yuan ting standalone

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that's me hiak.

posted by Cecilia @ 11:30 PM 


Graduated.
Thursday, July 28, 2005

YAY! we've graduated! But i miss my course mates!! I wish im still in school, rushing so many assignments at one time, spending whole day in school, having nuggets in MLT12, skipping lectures, having our favourite food in fc6, bickering, hopping around in school, spending tons of time in the toilet, and more more more!

School days are so memorable. Simply love them to bittssssss.. though we had quarrels, misunderstandings, miscommunications, lousy attitude, we're still friends! i miss fyp, i miss fc6, i miss the labs, i miss laughing with them, i miss going home with them, i miss waiting at dover, i miss the lecturers and moreeee!

hmmm.. let me see what more 'outstanding' stuff i remember during school, be it the joy or sorrow :D

year 1
- met cmyk! yuanting was appointed as the class rap for semester 1, lau mun ying as PTN
- class rap for semester 2.. tan boon yuen as PTN
- got to design for MD 26 (VCH)
- solo in jazz suite no. 2 at VCH, but cocked up. LOL
- went thailand with band (i remember i dropped my clarinet, and everything fell out just before rehearsal at the hotel ><)

year 2
- got to design for IBM concert
- accidentally got into band committee as social secetary (honestly, i didnt like it, x.x)
- performed in esplanade for MD (congrats peiyan for having to design!:D)
- picked up cello ^^
- got 3 Cs in one semester, video production, animation, and life science x.x
- nevertheless, congrats yt for her honours roll that sem! :D
- cmyk fall out cos of vidp :/
- venkat and jenny as PTN

year 3
- FYP group - 8gg (the only time me and yt got seperated.. )
- lots of memories in 8gg :) miss them...
- spent more than 10 hours in labs, esp 2036 (8gg's hang out place LOL)
- skipped almost all lunching
- picked up pixelart during FYP
- Spinnovex 05
- ITP at musicTEC as an illustrator, and flash
- didnt go band anymore
- first strings performance, which turned out badly..
- got a very very very depressed period.. till i got hormones inbalance x.x
- Our beloved 8gg's member, Andrew, left us. :/
- Daryl and Tim R as PTN

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i'm sure those are not the only oustanding memories! but i'm kinda tired now.. will add in when i think of more.. hur. i'll dig out photos during poly life and post them out soon.. hiak!

hmm..i've performed for graduation since year 1.. it's getting lok kok-er as years go by.. when i was in year 1, graduation was held in indoor stadium! with live pianists, and band performing in the stadium..now?? cd player in the stadium, and performers perform outside, so warm, and nobody bothers to watch no listen.

year 2 onwards, it's at convention centre already.. performed during a band camp.. elder sis graduated that year, so i wanna perform for the day that she graduated :D

year 3 performed as a cellist in CO.. and this year, it's my turn to graduate :)

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I had a wonderful day though it's only half day with my mates.. you know why im happy? not because i've graduated, but because, yt and i are ok! simply love her so much..hiak! enjoyed taking numerous pics with my mates! will post up real soon, as soon as i get my pics from other cameras :D

got a meeting early tmr at 930 x.x good night peeps!

posted by Cecilia @ 11:41 PM 


they're right.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Jul says i'm very 'BA DAO'..

Tom says i'm VERY stubborn..

they're right afterall..

posted by Cecilia @ 12:40 AM 


Breko and Essential brew again!
Sunday, July 24, 2005

Supposed to meet beloved yuan ting today, but because she has to attend something important, that's why we cancelled off the date. hur. but nevertheless, claurene suggested that we go ndp parade today, cos no one wants to go with her.. haha.. i agreed! cos i like the fireworks! hiak.

Woke up early in the morning, went for a short hour shopping with mommy. Daddy wants to get a bigger LCD monitor for his lappy. He got a 17" one. not bad not bad.. and i finally bought my skirt for grad. have to go dig my shoes mann.. dunno where i threw it.. LOL.. Wanted to get a skirt that i like more, and i think i'll wear in future.. but.. NO SIZE! though i've always been stubbon, and make myself buy the wrong size, but cant mann.. that one really look BIG on me.. haha.. so i got the other one. Actually could've wore the black pants. but then, it looked kinda ugly with the coat. Though we always say ..aiyah, wearing ONCE only, why spend $$ on the skirt right? but then again, must be presentable lah..

alright, back to today's 'trip'. Anyway, claurene and i didnt get to go to the NDP parade. smart claurene decided not to bring her hp and left it in office (she went to office in the early afternoon to do some work). When i reached city hall to meet her, the place was filled with people already.. so i called.. a guy picked it up. "hey cecilia! this is mikhail! claurene didnt bring her hp out".. *shock*

HAHA.. okay lah, she managed to find me. but then, the tickets that she got was in different sectors. one green one yellow. and the ns man, doesnt allow us to enter from the same 'opening'. kinda ridiculous mann.. cos when going through there, we still must find our way to the right sector.

Claurene and i then went on seperately, and meet inside the padang. Unfortunately, we are not able to. LOL.. cos it's too huge, and she didn't bring her phone, + we didnt know where to meet. I went back and fourth, back and fourth. i think i seriously look like a suspicious character. LOL. Anyway, i decided to go out and wait outside cartel.

After 20 mins, she came back too to cartel..LOL.. lucky us. It was drizzling too. So it kinda spoiled our ,mood. the troublesome-ness that we had gone through etc etc. Claurene decided not to go. so i gave her my goody bag (hers doesnt have cos the fun pack part was lost). and i gave my ticket to an old lady.. she seem excited.. good thing though..:)

After that we went back office first, and date jul out. We woke her up from her 5 mins nap. muahha.. waited for awhile before we left office, and headed to buona vista, and wait for her car, and headed to holland v! yay.. breko!! hiak. we ate the same stuff as yesterday.. except today we can order more, cos got 3 person around. wee.. niceeee yummmyy.. and then to essential brew again..hiak. today i had 'english breakfast' tea, claurene had some rosy stuff which tasted like the purifier's essential oil, and jul had her tempation island (green tea ice blended + vallina ice cream)..

Yesterday and today, we had to spend only 30 mins in essential brew and have to leave already. because of MEEEEEE. argh.. curfew. sigh. would like to 'nua' there for some more one.. and they have to leave also because of ME .. oh well, at least we get to chill right? :D

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sleep.

posted by Cecilia @ 12:16 AM 


Night out with jul.
Saturday, July 23, 2005

Got to experience jul's driving last night. we went out for supper at breko, holland village. Very nice atmosphere there! love it mann.. and the potato that we had, awwwwwww.. so soft.. *thumbs up* and of course, the spicy wings, that she tempted me to eat.. which i'm not supposed to, cos i'm coughing badly. *thumbs up* to it too!

Went essential brew after that.. weeee.. i think i saw the place being recommanded in the magazine before.. But i didnt know i had to take off my shoes >< i had torn socks! ewww! so i carefully took off my shoes, and sit down immediately, refuse to move anymore. ><

We had Earyl gray vallina ice blended. recommnaded by jul. Not bad, not too strong a smell .. :D love the atmosphere there :D very cosy .. i like!

will be going NDP's rehearsal today with claurene ape later :D

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i'm missing tom!

posted by Cecilia @ 3:49 PM 


Officially an Apeisan.
Thursday, July 21, 2005

Yuppie! Jul, Claurene and I are officially confirmed on 20th July 05. We're officially Apesians! hahah.. congratulations, and celebrations.. lol.. hmm, and mikhail boss treated lunch.. SIAM restaurant. A thai restaurant. We had buffet, but we ate quite little..cos the food are very fulling.. *thumbs up* to the restaurant! but *thumbs down* to the tom yam soup.. too salty, and too sour..

Good news though pay is only incremented a little. but i'm kinda satisfied. haha.. the main purpose is to get experience ah! it's still my priority. People always tell me i'm underpaid..but no lah, according to my friends' jobs, it's also around this salary ah.. so i'm not underpaid ^^ Nevertheless, we passed our probation :D And we can start having company benefits .. hiak.

Will be having a health screening by NKF today. *rubs chin* other than gaining weight, should_be no problem ba.. *cross fingers*

The weather is so damn nice today! I wanna sleep. But well.. lots to do at work. Left with 2 projects to finish editing today. All thanks to David's help yesterday, helping me with the maps stuff. *phew* else i'll be slogging like a night bull.

gotta shower! ta.

posted by Cecilia @ 8:25 AM 


Zombified.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Though recently din really stay up very late in office, I felt so zombified. Work for this week is like a mountain! Lots of projects are rushing because, it must be rushed to close. lol. But still, i realise my concentration span is getting shorter and shorter. Maybe cos of music in the office? but it does help relaxing.. but when something needs high concentration, i need silence. maybe i should buy a pair of ear plugs. HAHA.. crap..

I guess i'm just too lethargic. Haven't recover from the duper busy days during the time when preparing for concert. So.. i must sleep early! and mask more! i'm so damn lazy..muahah.. so, it's my fault.

Ok, i realise i'm complaining too much. on the other hand, i should do something to make myself feel better. that is to.. DISCIPLINE myself! oh yea mann.. discipline is what i really need to do to myself. *Nods violently* first step. save $$. when i succeed my first step for next month, i'll go for second step. will reveal when the time comes. :D
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I want to chilllll out with friendsssss.. but why so hard to meet themm whyyyyy...

sleep. *yawns*

posted by Cecilia @ 12:02 AM 


revamp!
Tuesday, July 19, 2005

I wanna revamp my blogggggggg! i'm getting so sick of this blog design already. shall find some time to revamp it neatly. currently all my CSS settings are jumbled up. LOL. cos i didnt know how to use CSS then.. at least now i know some.

i wanna build up a portfolio webbbyyyyyy.. so that i can grab some freelance and earn more $$ so that i can buy more cream and masks to make myself less zombie. muahahah..

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Lots of things to do this week. Had our weekly meeting today. - SIX projects to be handled, and completed (whether is it edit, coding, or designing) by this week. to make situation worse, I'm on leave this friday. Not that i dont like leave, but i dont want to work on leave days. so i wanna complete everything by thurs. by hook, or by crook. OT OT OT! yay.

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Jul's iMAC crashed again today. So sad for her. (sacasm) HAHAH... okay, not really sacasm. but i felt really unworth for her. payin so much for a mac, and crashing 9824983274 times in just a few months. But according to jul, it's dependent on luck. oh well.. i guess.. somehow.. a little. but.. mac! having such high confidence in it, and things like that happen to a MAC? but of course, luckily it's still under warranty. Repairing a mac costs a BOMB. however, i simply love mac's saving-space design. no CPU! how wonderful it is.. but of course, disadvanges are there.

She's encouraging me to buy iMAC, cos she said other imacs doesn't behave the way hers does. so i dont need to worry. but well... hmmm.. *rubs chin* .. really have to consider properly, cos buying a computer = a bomb to me! very costly ah..of course, must get a good one, else get for what, right? even if gettin a PC, it must be fast and good enough ah.. else, crap.

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sleepy! good night babes.

posted by Cecilia @ 12:09 AM 


Leg soften? or losing concentration?
Sunday, July 17, 2005

Is it the gym that softens my leg? nah, doubt so. I didn't even feel any muscle ache. Perhaps it's a lack of concentration. - fell twice at home today. crap. Once slipped, and once tripped. crap crap crap. Fell down last week outside a showflat too. crap!

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well. work tmr again. Ever since the 'new system' is adopted, things got more organised. The aim for every week is much clearer. :)

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Should I buy iMac, or PC? any suggestions, anyone? Need to get my own work station soon. But firstly i've to decide whcih one to buy, so i can aim for it hard, and save enough for that. :)

posted by Cecilia @ 9:45 PM 


Silence.


Period.

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oh well, I had sore throat already. that's so (%(#@*$^#@(*%, and irritating. - I'll start coughing in a day or two. And it'll heal in 2 months or 3. sigh. must be the kettle chips!! nah, must be my accumulated amount of chocolate.

ta. driving.

posted by Cecilia @ 9:58 AM 


Will be a busy day.
Saturday, July 16, 2005

After a sleepless night last night, i decided to just sit down there and wait, patiently. :)

Woke up early this morning, mommy woke me up. To open a joint account with her. Hated getting up so early, to do stuff that can be done other days, worse, when it's not planned. The forced-to-wake-up feeling is damn tiring.

Will be a last weekend with tom before he enters NS. Will be getting his barang barang today, shop for sports shoe (for gym), sports wear would be some other time.. no cash! I think i bought too many books this month :x and spent too much on stuffs other than food. I didnt buy clothes ah.. and.. hmm what else.. oh ya, there's Aussino sale, shall go there and see what i can get..Maybe i should be the 3-piece towels.. so cute mann..

alright, gotta prepare.

but before i go ...

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To yuan ting:
Hey girl, I dont know what happen, and I have no idea. Drew out some possiblities, i guess it's cos of the comments that I've made. But seriously, all the while i'm like that, teasing each other is our daily habit i would say. Of course, depends on the seriousness of situation. I wouldn't assume that you're petty, and i did not assume. Called you, didnt return call, message you, was being ignored. and msn? If you dont know i know, I know. Women's intuition is indeed powerful.

Okay, what i've concluded: You already had problems, and irritations from different situations, from work, friends, guys, piano, etc. The fact that I take it easy, made you think that i didnt care, I didnt understand. No. It was my normal self, really. We haven't met for some time, and haven't been updating each other too. The problems you had, i didnt know, the problems i had, you didnt know.

And i wouldn't say that your reaction to this time's reaction is sudden. because i've sensed it quite some time ago, that you're abit 'mang zang' recently already. I didnt bring it out, cos I dont wanna kpo whatever that you dont want to say. I asked a few times what happen, and stuff, but all you told me was, 'dont remind me, dont know , etc'. And all i didnt not prepare was, the comment, that actually sits on all of your troubles, and that stroke the fire. *shrugs*

Well, I wouldn't say I'm wrong, nor you're wrong. But I would like to apologise, sorry for my tactless comments. :)

posted by Cecilia @ 11:07 AM 


The Apes Workout
Friday, July 15, 2005

Had workout at California gym yesterday with the apes - Corporate trial.

It was good! had a good night sleep. But kind of not-very-right feel, cos we had our dinner very late in the night. hur.

I like the feeling! the workout sweat, the steam room, the whole workout.. very refreshing, and felt very good in the muscles. Other than swimming, i dont workout. HAHA. hopefully i'll have the motivation to finsih the 10 trials, and sign on for the gym. Have always wanted to sign on gym earlier on, but i didnt cos of the amount of time i'm willing to fork out for working out (going school 3 weekdays a week).

Wore my rifts. aww. heartache ah! sweat in that shoe. arghh.. i must get a sports shoe soon. got a reebok one some time back.. but guess what? I bought a women's size nine, and it's too tight for me already. LOL. erm. :x

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Exchanged presents with chingling on wednesday. Couldn't meet up with naima this week. sigh, means gotta wait for some time before i can get to see her again already. Chingling got me a facial mask from bodyshop for me. wee~ hmm.. I dont know how to put la actually, and i dont really like to put.. cos it kind of restrict my movements. bleh. but this one that she got for me allows me to do stuff while having it on..so thoughtful! thankie :D

oh ya, and the present i got for her was a cross pendant :D tested on my neck. *thumbs up*

posted by Cecilia @ 10:48 PM 


My First Book.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005

weeeeeee~ I bought my first design book today - Pattern Palette (A complete guide to choosing the perfect color and pattern in design) It's a colour combination book, with patterns. With Jul, we went Kino, flip through design books, and she bought 2, and me, 1. :D both of us got our first design book today. hur.

so excited. It's so hard to decide on which book to buy. mainly because, too expensive to afford all. My main problems in design - not enough details, problem in colour combination and typography playing. Have to solve all these problems first, before i move on to 'upgrade' my standards on various designs - mainly, web, conceptualising, logo, and 2D animation. In the mean time, i should also practice on my design techniques like drawing, vectoring and pixelart. :D

muahhaha.. gonna have lots of patience for it. *rubs chin*

okay, just here to share my happiness with u people. HAHA... good day!

posted by Cecilia @ 11:49 PM 


The perfect gift.
Saturday, July 09, 2005

Went a short 1 hour plus shopping yesterday after work for Chingling's pressie. Actually planned to buy X present, but then i saw Y. I though that would be the most perfect gift for her. hiak. But there's 2 types of present Y, took quite some time before i decide on which to buy. And i bought it. yay! - The Perfect Gift. Or at least, i think so! :D

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Alright, let me tell u all about my first time vacuum experience. This week is my duty in the office. So every friday, person on duty will have to vacuum, clear rubbish, etc. So, my first time vacuuming comes in. Seriously, i dont believe in vacuuming on hard floors. LOL. *shrugs* i just feel it doesnt work as well as the broom.

Okay, anyway, i set up the vacuum, and wanted to start already. But the vacuum didnt work! why? cos i didnt on the switch. -.- okay, so i on it. But it still doesnt work. WHY? cos i on the wrong switch. dohhhhhh. Then okay, managed to switch it on.

Wanted to really start vacuuming. but the flap at the bottom, couldn't be flattened. I tried a few times but it just cant. David helped me with that. I think the way i'm setitng up the vacuum makes them 'mang zang'. LOL. They dont even need to ask, straight away know i'm vacuuming for the first time. -.-

*ahem* okay, it's normal laaaaa. cos, my house uses BROOM.. hiak. traditional eh.. but i think it's better. :D

hmm, i think i should really set up my own portfolio. Should start thinking of a real good concept first, then implement it. Flash based of course, and start searching for freelance.

posted by Cecilia @ 10:56 AM 


Relaxing saturday
Sunday, July 03, 2005

Had my driving lesson this morning. GOOD! was late for lesson cos had to go to CDC there to learn parking last minute, which my instructor only told me this morning. anyway, learnt parallel parking first before vertical parking. lol. only stall once cos didnt really drive today. stalling was when i was doing the vertical parking the first time. not bad not bad.. i like. hahah..

Went tom's aunt's place after that. Watching tom training keynes tennis for 1 hour before heading to the pool. The feeling was quite weird. lol. din really have the FEEL to swim today. so we only swam for around 45 mins and got up.

Bummed and laze around till night before we head home. Kinda a simple day, but a lil more relax than usual weekends. :D

I think i'm really tired. sort of worn out. maybe cos of the few months of going school and working together. Tom's aunt has been telling me in 2 consecutive weeks, "you looked tired. are you very tired?" aww..

i shall go for facial and massage soon. MUAHAHHAHAAHAH. it's a must mann.. my muscles are stiffing. dont think i'm rich ya, i'm just 'koping' my mom's package in the beauty salon.

i'm sleepy. good night peeps.

posted by Cecilia @ 12:07 AM 


weeeeeeeee weeekendsssssss
Saturday, July 02, 2005

After a week of only-work-week, I felt less tired. and not so stressful, cos i dont need to squeeze in all my work within the limited hours.. i can OT as often as i want. HAHA. It's not that i enjoy OT, but the fact that you know 'there's still time' make you not so pressurized.

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Went out with Juliana for awhile yesterday. she's so MAO for the whole day. lol. talking to herself, entertaining herself, singing songs, speaking mao-language, can't sit still etc.. lol.

So went out with her for a while to shop for her dvds and vcds. She got what she wanted, and also computer arts magazine. hurray~ not mao anymore. hahahha. good!

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Had my best dinner ever since i start work. damn good mann. had lots of vegetables, PRAWNS, chicken abalone soup (aww) and black pepper meat. *BURP* felt so satisfied. hur.

okay, i shall blog more later, going for driving now.

posted by Cecilia @ 8:52 AM